A Prayer For The Spirit Of Acceptance: The Journal of Martha Wayles Robertson, 1860-66

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A Prayer For The Spirit Of Acceptance: The Journal of Martha Wayles Robertson, 1860-66

Description

“1860-1866. Robertson's diary often takes the form of a prayer, written as a spiritual exercise in self­ examination and communion with God. An early entry considered the threat of fratricide a national error, and she asked for God to reconcile the contending parties. She quickly assumed the rhetoric of sectionalism. Later, she interpreted military reversals as God's desire to humble and chasten the Southerners for being a wicked people. Mrs. Robertson, who lived in Petersburg, Virginia, also described the effects of the siege and conditions following the surrender.”

Creator

Jonathan E. Helmreich

Date

1977

Type

Journal Article

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Author

Jonathan E. Helmreich

Title

A Prayer For The Spirit Of Acceptance: The Journal of Martha Wayles Robertson, 1860-66

Publication Title

Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church

Volume

46

Issue

4

Date

1977

Pages

397-408

Archive

JSTOR

Item Type

Journal Article

ISSN

0018-2486

Access Date

2020-06-21 12:35:44

Extra

Publisher: Historical Society of the Episcopal Church

Library Catalog

JSTOR

Short Title

A Prayer For The Spirit Of Acceptance

Citation

Jonathan E. Helmreich, “A Prayer For The Spirit Of Acceptance: The Journal of Martha Wayles Robertson, 1860-66,” The Haskell Monroe Collection: Life in the Confederacy , accessed November 15, 2024, https://library.missouri.edu/confederate/items/show/2582.

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